Comptonia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, after Compton + -ia, in reference to Rev. Henry Compton (1632-1713), bishop of Oxford.
Proper noun
Comptonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myricaceae – sweet fern, native to eastern North America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fagales - order; Myricaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Comptonia peregrina - sole extant species
Further reading
Comptonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Comptonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Comptonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Comptonia at USDA Plants database